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How does JB Priestly explore Responsibility in An Inspector Calls?

Consider: the ideas about responsibility in An Inspector Callshow Priestley presents these ideas by the ways he writes.
Priestley explores ideas about responsibility through the way the Birl...

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‘In the battle of the sexes, there are no outright winners.’ Consider some of the ways in which this remark might be applied to Chaucer’s presentation of gender in The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale.

[The Subject & Level bar would not let me choose A Level for some reason, so the question and answer I am providing is for an A Level student, despite the fact it is under the heading English Literatu...

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In 'A Streetcar Named Desire' there is not just one tragic hero. Stanley is just as much of a tragic hero as Blanche.' Discuss.

For an essay question like this, I would consider both sides of the statement and make around three main points. The main focus of the statement is the concept of the tragic hero, so the student should co...

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In the nineteenth century, Lord Acton wrote that: “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Explore how Margaret Atwood portrays power and control in Cat’s Eye and The Handmaid’s Tale.

In these two novels, Atwood explores the abuse of power from a social and psychoanalytical perspective, and how this abuse is perpetrated by both men and women. In Cat’s Eye, the novel explores t...

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How does Philip Larkin create humour in his poem 'This Be The Verse'?

People often find it quite hard to write about humour in exams – in all the analysis that is expected of you, it can be easy to forget that things can be funny! Larkin’s ‘This Be The Verse’ is typical of ...

Answered by Kate C. • English Literature tutor

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